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Google Adding Explanations to Knowledge Graph

Google is adding explanations to Knowledge Graph panels, where applicable. The explanations, which appear when a user hovers over images in the ?People also search for? section, offer more information on how two subjects are connected.

In the product announcement, Google uses the movie "Gone With the Wind" as an example. Hovering over icons people also search for, in this case "The Wizard of Oz", displays an explanation that Victor Fleming directed both movies.

It can also be used to indicate familiar or professional associations, as in the case of a search for actress Sandra Bullock. Keanu Reeves appears in the ?People also search for? section of the Knowledge Graph?panel for Sandra Bullock. Google now explains, ?Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves both appear in The Lake House and Speed.?

?We?re starting by showing major co-starring roles between actors, movies, and TV shows as well as highlighting family connections amongst famous people in the Knowledge Graph,? Google engineer Golan Pundak?explained on the Inside Search Blog. ?These connections won?t show up all the time, but when there is an interesting explanation available, you can now see it at a glance.?

When Google launched Knowledge Graph in May, Engineering SVP Amit Singhal described the ?People also search for? feature as ?magical,? crediting this feature for some of his ?most serendipitous discoveries.?

Knowledge Graph is part of Google?s mission to provide the information searchers seek on the SERPs page, or as close to it as possible.

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Is Calvin Johnson Still the NFL's Best Wideout?

Despite what some have considered a disappointing start for Calvin Johnson, the Detroit Lions receiver still remains the best player at his position in the NFL.?

His statistics are down from 2011 but still elite, and there's no player at any offensive position that has the kind of physical mismatch that Johnson brings every week on the Lions' schedule.?

Some of Johnson's early struggles?culminated?during Detroit's 13-7 loss to the Chicago Bears Monday night.?

On 11 targets, Johnson caught just three passes for 34 yards and zero touchdowns as the Lions continued to sputter inside the red zone. For for first time since 2010, Johnson didn't have a catch in the first half.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford did attempt to get the ball to Johnson on several occasions in the end zone, but the two still haven't hooked up for a touchdown this season. Stafford found Johnson for 16 touchdowns last season.?

Even though the scoring numbers are down significantly (Johnson had nine touchdowns through six games in 2011), the remaining statistics still paint the picture of an elite NFL receiver.?

This season, Johnson has 38 catches (10th in NFL) for 592 yards (fifth), good for a 15.6-yard average (19th). Of the 38 catches, 12 have gone for 20 yards or more (first) and 29 have been good enough for first downs (eighth). Johnson's 98.5 yards a game is second-best in the NFL.?

Put those numbers over a 16-game schedule, and Johnson is currently on pace to catch 101 passes for 1,579 yards this season. In 2011, Johnson caught 96 passes for 1,681 yards.

Johnson's one touchdown is an obvious sore spot, and so is his catch-to-target ratio (38 catches to 66 targets). But the rest of the numbers are what you'd expect from one of the game's best receivers.?

Is Calvin Johnson still the NFL's best receiver?

Is Calvin Johnson still the NFL's best receiver?

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Combine the numbers?which so many have considered "struggling" for Johnson?with his still-intact physical skills, and you get a receiver that still should be considered the NFL's best.?

There are just precious few human beings on the planet that are 6'5" and 240 pounds with a vertical leap of 42.5 inches and a 40-yard time of under 4.4 seconds. There are even fewer cornerbacks capable of handling such a physical freak of nature, even if Charles Tillman did such a fantastic job Monday night.?

Eventually, the touchdown numbers will return, the doubters will vacate and Johnson will be hailed as the game's brightest star at the receiver position. A lot more than a one-touchdown stretch over the first six games of this season is needed to steal that title away from him.?

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1382085-is-calvin-johnson-still-the-nfls-best-wideout

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'Blue' light could help teenagers combat stress

ScienceDaily (Oct. 22, 2012) ? Adolescents can be chronically sleep deprived because of their inability to fall asleep early in combination with fixed wakeup times on school days. According to the CDC, almost 70 percent of school children get insufficient sleep -- less than 8 hours on school nights. This type of restricted sleep schedule has been linked with depression, behavior problems, poor performance at school, drug use, and automobile accidents. A new study from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that exposure to morning short-wavelength "blue" light has the potential to help sleep-deprived adolescents prepare for the challenges of the day and deal with stress, more so than dim light.

The study was a collaboration between Associate Professor and Director of the LRC Light and Health Program Mariana Figueiro and LRC Director and Professor Mark S. Rea. Results of the study were recently published in the open access International Journal of Endocrinology. ?

Levels of cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal gland, follow a daily 24-hour rhythm. Cortisol concentrations are low throughout the day reaching a broad minimum in the evening before rising slowly again throughout the night. In addition to this gradual elevation of cortisol at night, cortisol levels rise sharply within the first 30 to 60 minutes after waking. This is known as the cortisol awakening response (CAR). In nocturnal animals, the cortisol spike occurs at night, at the start of activity. It appears to be associated with the time of transition from rest to activity, upon waking. A high CAR has been associated with better preparedness for stressful and challenging activities.

"The present results are the first to show that low levels of short-wavelength light enhance CAR in adolescents who were restricted from sleep," said Figueiro. "Morning light exposure may help to wake up the body when it is time to be active, thus preparing individuals for any environmental stress they might experience."

Short-wavelength light has been shown to maximally suppress production of nocturnal melatonin and phase shift the timing of the biological clock. The effect of short-wavelength light on other biomarkers has not been widely studied.

The study included three overnight sessions, at least one week apart. All participants wore a Dimesimeter on a wrist band to measure light exposure and to verify the regularity of their activity/rest periods during the three-week study. The Dimesimeter is a small calibrated light meter device developed by the LRC that continuously records circadian light and activity levels. During the study, adolescents aged 12 to 17 years went to sleep at 1:30 a.m. and woke up at 6:00 a.m., a 4.5-hour sleep opportunity. Each week, participants either experienced morning short-wavelength blue light (40 lux of 470-nanometer light) or remained in dim light.

"We found that exposure to short-wavelength blue light in the morning significantly enhances CAR in sleep deprived adolescents, more so than dim light," said Rea. "Morning exposure to short-wavelength light may be a simple, yet practical way to better prepare adolescents for the challenges of the day."

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LG Optimus L9 comes to T-Mobile on - Know Your Cell

T-Mobile users will be having another nice smartphone option this holiday season, as the LG Optimus L9?will be landing on the carrier Oct. 31 for the bargain price of $79.99 with a new, two-year contract.?

You're going to be getting a heck of a phone for that price, as the LG Optimus L9 will pack a 4.5-inch screen, a dual-core 1GHz processor, 5-megapixel camera and it will be capable of using T-Mobile's 4G network. You'll also get a phone that launches with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and it will soon be updated to the Android Jelly Bean.?

As we've become accustomed to with T-Mobile, the pricing will be somewhat flexible. You'll be able to land the Android phone for the aforementioned $80 price tag after a mail-in rebate and with a two-year deal. Those who want to spread out the payments a bit can buy it for 20 monthly payments of $15 per month with the proper plan. I'd advise the first option if possible but I do appreciate T-Mobile offering multiple ways to pay for this.?

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